The group traveled to a cliff above the lair. Lightning flashed in the sky. Blaytz, Lance, and Zarkon. The group settled in a circle around the ring where the trio was standing. Lance had taken off his cloak and had left it in the thieves lair. Despite the wind, Lance wasn't cold.
Flames flickered in torches which were placed around the area.
Within the group of thieves, Sendak and Blue(in lion form) were placed and locked in a wooden cage, which was sat on top of a rock so they could still see the match. Pidge stood beside them, wrists and ankles shackled in cuffed chains.
"What's goin' on, Dad?" Lance asked, sending a look to his father.
"Oh, the challenge is simple enough only one man survives," Blaytz said. Lance's eyes widened, he hadn't realized it was a life or death situation. "But you're my son. You'll be that man. Knock 'em dead kid," Blaytz said as he handed Lance the dagger and patted his shoulder. "Seriously."
His father then backed up out of the ring and joined the crowd waiting to watch the fight. Lance took a deep breath and turned to face Zarkon. The man had a huge smile on his father that made Lance shiver.
One thief stood on the edge of the ring, a sword in his hands. He turned to both men before raising the sword and then slicing down, signaling the match had begun. Zarkon growled before running towards Lance who barely dodged the claws that tried to slice him.
Lance continued to dodge the slices before Zarkon got annoyed and ended up hitting Lance in the face instead. Lance, winded from the hit, ended up falling backward into the arms of some thieves. The thieves gave him a glare before they shoved him back into the ring.
Lance ended up being shoved too hard and ended up on the ground beneath Zarkon. Lance then quickly swiped his leg beneath Zarkon's legs, sending the larger man to the ground. The thieves cheered as he went down.
The two continued to fight, with Zarkon trying to slice at Lance and Lance dodging the slices every time. Blue, Pidge, and Sendak winced as Lance kicked Zarkon in the stomach, both knowing Zarkon would be angry at the move. The fight continued on.
Zarkon raised his arm and before Lance could dodge it, he ended up slicing Lance's arm. Lance cried out and clutched his wounded arm, blood pooling on the blue ripped open sleeve. Blaytz's eyes widened as he saw his son clutch his injured arm. Blue, Pidge, and Sendak's eyes also widened. Blue whined as she wanted out of the cage and go help Lance.
Lightning flashed as Zarkon raised his arm again to slice at the injured teen. Lance was ready this time, he pulled out the dagger and the two weapons clashed with each other as Lance tried to fend off Zarkon. A power struggle began, Lance backing up as Zarkon pushed down with force to try and get at Lance. A worried Blaytz tried to maneuver through the crowd to get a view.
Lance ended up backing into a torch, which fell onto the ground. The flames circled the ring, the thieves backing up due to the flames growing large. Despite the flames, the two continued to fight through their power battle. Lance kicked Zarkon away and held his blade in a defense position, Zarkon growled and went to strike down, but Lance moved aside and the claws buried themselves in the cliff wall behind him.
Zarkon pulled his claws out and ended up punching Lance down to the ground instead. Lance quickly recovered and rolled out of the way and stood back up. The two continued to fight, beside the edge of the cliff. Zarkon punched Lance again, the boy going down.
Zarkon pulled Lance up by the back of his vest and lifted him into the air. The thieves cheered and Blaytz's eyes widened as he caught sight of the two.
"No!" he yelled quietly to himself.
As lightning flashed, Zarkon threw Lance over the edge of the cliff. Pidge, Blue, and Sendak's eyes widening.
"Lance!" they cried out.
Lance slid down the cliff, blade still in hand. Lance stuck the blade into the rock and slowly slid down before coming to a stop. Lance looked beneath him and saw a small ledge. Lance looked up and saw that the cliff's edge was very high up. He sighed and leaned back against the wall, thankful for a breather.
Suddenly a grinding noise came from above. Lance looked up and his eyes widened seeing Zarkon sliding down the cliff by his claws. Zarkon landed beside Lance on the edge and started to walk towards the boy. Lance backed up to the side and looked up seeing the dagger still lodged in the wall.
Lance jumped back as Zarkon sliced down, barely missing the strike. Lance then jumped and grabbed onto the dagger, he pulled his legs up and kicked Zarkon in the face. The other man stumbling back and standing on the edge of the ledge. He then lost his balance and fell off the ledge. Lance landing back on the ledge and going to help the man.
But it was too late, Zarkon landed into the crashing waves below with a yell. A rope lowered itself beside Lance. Lance grabbed on and started to climb his way back up, grabbing the dagger and putting it back in its sheath and continued back up.
Lance reached the top and was greeted by the thieves, the fire had gone out and Lance found himself surrounded by the thieves.
"I thought oz-eyed won?" Sendak exclaimed with surprise. Blue and Pidge were surprised that Lance had come back, but they were also relieved.
"Look, I...I... I didn't mean," Lance stuttered as he tried to explain himself.
"Get him! Take him to the King!" the thieves cried out as they grabbed Lance and crowd surfing him towards where Blaytz was standing.
The cage Blue and Sendak were in was smashed and Pidge's shackles were cut loose. The trio found themselves also being surfed among the large crowd.
"I don't even know Lance, okay?" Sendak cried out as the crowd ignored his protests and continued.
They finally reached the end, Lance found himself pulled up and his arms being held by two thieves. Pidge's arms were also grabbed, while Blue and Sendak were held by two thieves.
"Glad you're alright Lance," Pidge whispered to Lance with a small smile.
"You killed Zarkon," Blaytz explained with crossed arms, a serious look on his face. "The code of the Forty Thieves is very clear on this point." Blaytz smiled and uncrossed his arms. "You're in!"
The thieves cheered and Lance and Pidge's arms were released.
"Congratulations bub
You've joined the club
And everybody here agrees"
Lance found himself bound with rope and lifted off the ground. Three thieves on a high ledge pulled him up and backed him up until he lost his footing and fell off the edge.
"We got the finest blend of nearly-honest men
Welcome to the forty thieves!"
Lance landed in the arms of a group of thieves and was tossed into the air and then landed on the ground. Lance glared and rubbed his sore bottom which had hit the rocky ground.
"A fraternity of thugs that you can trust
There's nothing up our eighty sleeves"
The thieves circled around Lance and raised their arms, their loose sleeves swinging as they moved.
"Got lotsa grub to share"
One thief held a basket of food and tossed the food at Lance who barely caught the food.
"Pull up an easy chair
Welcome to the forty thieves!"
Lance found himself sitting in the chai and pushed against a long table. He glanced up and thirty-nine out of forty thieves were on the grand staircase. Sendak had flown up to a ledge and what caught his attention, was the pile of gold on a table.
"Now you get to lie and cheat
Never have to brush your teeth
But we always aim to please"
One thief caught Sendak sneaking towards the gold table and grabbed him. Other thieves wrapped him in a blanket and wrapped a blanket around him, placed an ice pack on his head and stuck a thermometer in his beak.
"Care for one another
You'll never miss your mother"
"Oh, I love you guys," Sendak said with a roll of his eyes.
"Schemin' up a scam
Out on the lam
Takin' whatever we please"
Blue landed on Lance's shoulder just as two thieves popped up on either side of the chair.
"And if you like to lurk
You're gonna love this work
Welcome to the forty thieves!'
The two threw Lance's chair into the air. Luckily a rope was hanging down and Lance caught the rope, Blue's claws digging into his shirt, but thankfully not his skin.
Sendak was once again trying to get the gold. One thief took notice and pulled out six small knives. Sendak winced and ran, dodging the knives as they were thrown at him. Sendak ended up diving into the pile of gold, disappearing under the huge pile.
"Welcome to the forty thieves!"
The rope Lance was holding onto was cut by a thief at the bottom. Lance cried out as he fell to the ground and landed in the basket where the rest of the rope was. Lance looked up and a group of four thieves moved out of his view to reveal his father.
"Together we're the perfect team(Aaaah)"
The thieves picked Lance up and Blaytz wrapped an arm around his shoulders.
"Larceny is in the genes(Aaaah)"
Blaytz held his hand out and gold coins fell to the ground.
"Dare to share the family dream (Aaaah)"
Lance gave his father a look as he walked them down the stairs and motioned to the huge lair. Sendak however, was enjoying himself in the gold pi
"Live a life of leisure
Countin' all your treasure"
Sendak was then pulled out of the pile and tossed into Lance's hands. Pidge was grabbed from the sidelines and pushed beside Lance. The group sharing a look before looking in front of them, only to find eight thieves holding swords walking towards them. The group found themselves surrounded by the thieves swords.
"As an honorary member of the gang
That no one alive ever leaves"
Sendak was then pulled out of Lance's hands and Blue was taken off his shoulder. The two animals tied up in ropes.
"Ya gotta snatch and sneak
Or else your future's bleak
We got a lifetime contract that you're bound to keep"
Lance grabbed Blue while Pide grabbed Sendak.
"You wanna save your skin
You better fit right in"
Pidge and Lance shared a look while the thieves danced around them. With the thieves distracted by dancing, Lance and Pidge untied Blue and Sendak from the ropes.
"Wel-wel-welcome to the
Wel-wel-welcome to the
Forty thieves!"
Meanwhile, outside the lair, the waves had calmed down from the storm. Two sharks were swimming in the water, their dorsal fins popping out of the water. Suddenly, from under the surface, one of the sharks was pulled down into the water.
Suddenly the shark surfaced and Zarkon punched the shark down The shark then ended up being thrown onto the sandy beach before stilling. Zarkon followed and walked out of the water, his clothes dripping wet.
Zarkon sighed before making his way to the lair, which was a long ways away from where he was.
Night time had hit Altea. Shiro and Allura had headed to bed, bidding their son good night. Keith had gotten changed into a pair of black pants, a grey shirt with gold lining, brown shoes, and a gold belt around his waist. Keith had tried to go to bed, but worry kept him up. Keith slipped on a red coat with elbow length sleeves and gold lining, he then headed out to his balcony.
Red, Green, and Yellow lifted their heads from where they lay to see Keith walk through the curtains. They changed into their human forms and quietly followed after the distressed prince. Keith looked up at the sky as he leaned on the railing and sighed.
Hunk appeared beside the lions and took notice of the upset prince.
"Boy, and I thought I was blue." Hunk said quietly and walked up beside the prince's side. Keith turned as Hunk stood beside him and sighed.
"Hunk, you would know if Lance is in trouble, wouldn't you?" Keith said as Hunk placed a hand on his shoulder. "I thought he'd be back by now."
"Lance will be back," Hunk explained with a smile as he turned the princes around and rubbed his arms gently. Keith nodded softly and turned back around, staring out into nothing.
Hunk sighed before he got an idea.
"Listen to Hunk dear, Hunk knows," Keith turned around and couldn't help the smile that grew on his face. Hunk had turned into an old woman with glasses. "You have to get your mind off this incessant waiting."
The next thing Keith knew he was in the throne room with Hunk and the lions. Hunk had changed back into his normal self, a smile on his face.
"Here's a surefire way to cheer up a bummed out bride to be. A heaping helping of matrimonial magic!" Hunk used his magic and created several gifts that appeared. Which included bouquets of flowers, cars, baby carriages, and balloons. The throne room was littered with the gifts.
Keith went to pick a blue rose from one of the bouquets but instead, the rose turned into Hunk's head. Hunk then jumped into Keith's arms and tried to kiss his cheek. Before Keith could throw Hunk out of his arms, a cane pulled him out of the prince's arms.
"Hey, that's no good. What a wedding needs is a theme, "Hunk said as a smaller version of himself with a green hat on. Another smaller Hunk appeared wearing a mustache and a beard and holding a cigar. "It needs a groom too, but let's work with what we have."
"Hunk!" Keith said with his hands on his hips and giving the genie a stern look. The lions sharing the same look. Hunk quickly changed back to normal.
"It's a joke, "Hunk said with a nervous chuckle. "I do that," Hunk said in a serious tone. Keith sighed and rolled his eyes.
"I do that. Okay, let's see, this will be the second wedding for both of you. I'm thinking we need something a little more simple, a little more elegant and less gray," Hunk said as he made an elephant appear. The group nodded in agreement.
"I agree, less gray," Yellow said from beside Keith. None of them wanting a repeat of last time.
"Did it, done it, own it!" Hunk pulled on the elephant's trunk and the elephant disappeared. "I gonna' throw some colors at you," Hunk said to the prince. Paint swatches appeared in Keith's arms. "Mauve, teal, and salmon, "What Keith wasn't expecting was a live salmon to appear on the pile.
"Did he really put a live salmon on that pile?" Red asked as the salmon flopped its tail. The other nodded.
"What do you like, besides the salmon?" Hunk asked as he tossed the salmon away. "Okay, Madonna. Don't keep it. Just put that in the mix, wink," Hunk said as he nudged Keith's side which made a smile grow on the prince's face.
"Okay, I see lasers!" Hunk said as the room went dark and a bunch of lasers and flashing lights appeared. "It's a miracle! He believes, he believes!" Hunk then appeared beside Keith, dressed as Elvis Presley. "Thank you very much!" Keith smiled and shook his head.
"I don't think so." Hunk changed back to normal and placed a hand on his chin.
"Tres gauche right?" the lasers then disappeared and the room went back to normal.
"Well, maybe you could elope? No, you can't elope. But oh honeydew!" Hunk then made a honeydew watermelon appear in his hands. Hunk tossed the melon and it turned into a carriage. "I don't whether to put it under props or produce."
Keith appeared next to the carriage, dressed in Prince Charming's outfit from Cinderella. The lions appeared beside him as the footmen for the carriage.
"Please, don't squeeze the tires, they're not ripe," Hunk said as Keith went to touch the wheels of the carriage. "And how 'bout that suit? "Hunk asked as Keith appeared in The Prince's outfit from Snow White, the lions turned into red, green, and yellow birds.
"Whether you're dancing with dwarves or simply biting the apple, it says I'm a prince for now!" Hunk said with a smile.
"Uh, Hunk," Keith said as he motioned to all the animals that were now crowding the throne room. The room went back to normal and everyone was back in their regular clothes.
"Hey, it's Synergy!" Hunk exclaimed with a cheeky smile. "The marketing guys are very excited, it tests really well!"
"Thank you Hunk. I'm sure it will be wonderful," Keith said as he stifled a yawn. "And thanks for cheering me up."
"What's with all the noise down here?" Black exclaimed as she walked into the room. "Shouldn't you all be in bed? Especially you, Your Highness."
"Heading up right now," Keith said as they walked past Black and up to Keith's room.